Next-generation Game Techniques in XSI
Easily learn game development techniques and how to implement the powerful features of XSI for next-generation game development with over 3.5 hours of project-driven training. Software required: XSI 5.1.1 Foundation, C++ Compiler. XSI Essentials and higher is recommended for several lessons.
What you'll learn
Easily learn game development techniques and how to implement the powerful features of XSI for next-generation game development with over 3.5 hours of project-driven training. Perfect for beginning and intermediate artists. Popular highlights include: Normal Maps; Occlusion Maps; Depth Maps; UV Layout; Implementing Ultimapper; Painting Textures in Photoshop; Baking Indirect Lighting and Shadows into Texture Maps; Game-Friendly Animation Rigs; Adjusting Envelope Weights; Walk Cycle Animation; Exporting Game Assets to OGRE; C++ Programming; Real-time Normal Mapping; Real-time Parallax Mapping; Polygon Reduction Tool, and more. Software required: XSI 5.1.1 Foundation, C++ Compiler. XSI Essentials and higher is recommended for several lessons.
Table of contents
- Looking at the High-resolution and Low-resolution Models 8m
- Starting the UV Layout in Softimage 10m
- Finishing the UV Layout 10m
- Generating Normal Maps and Occlusion Maps 15m
- Painting Textures in Photoshop (Part 1) 12m
- Painting Textures in Photoshop (Part 2) 11m
- Painting Textures in Photoshop (Part 3) 17m
- Using the Biped Guide in Softimage to Create a Rig 7m
- Adjusting the Character's Envelope Weights on the Skeleton 12m
- Creating a Walk Cycle Animation (Part 1) 10m
- Creating a Walk Cycle Animation (Part 2) 8m
- Baking Down the Animation to the Skeleton 8m
- Exporting the Ogre Mesh and Skeleton 8m
- Setting up the C++ Development Environment 6m
- Building a Basic Ogre Application Using a Pre-existing Framework 11m
- Copying Libraries and Media Files 7m
- Loading the Exported Character into the Application 5m
- Implementing a Frame Listener in Order to Properly Update Our Program 5m
- Applying the Animation and Texture to Our Character 8m
- Tweaking the Shaders and Applying the Normal Map to Our Character 9m
- Adding a Light to Our Scene and Making It Revolve Around the Character 7m
- Building Tangent Data on the Mesh to Get the Shader to Work Properly 5m
- Implementing the Parallax Shader on the Floor Surface 10m
About the authors
Kyle was one of the first authors for Digital-Tutors, now a Pluralsight company. and has been a part of the team for over 10 years. Kyle began his career in computer graphics education as a college instructor and worked as a Digital-Tutors rendering tutor and curriculum manager since 2002. Kyle has contributed to many of the most popular projects and helped the Digital-Tutors team win awards throughout the company's history. Kyle has had the honor of having his art exhibited at the New York ... more
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more